Thanks for the advice brehs. I have a wife and two kids so not trying to stay downtown where rent is super high, we are having to start over from scratch so an apartment or condo will be in the cards until we are able to find the right house we would want to move into. I will be renting out our house in Houston so that gives us about $20k Canadian per year to supplement our incomes.
Oakville and Burlington are really nice, both are on the lake and a short train ride into the city. Lots of waterfront parks. Great places for families.